I do too. Now they have to teach the kids we used to ship off to "special schools" with everybody else, because mommy thinks that singling out her awkward kid puts him at a disadvantage...there are kids in our modern classrooms that would have been in the special Ed rooms in our day...because of possible monetary damages being awarded...not because we "care" about teaching billy joe ham fist algebra when he can't do long division.

Or when he's moving from Kindergarten to 1st Grade and can't even write his name . . . my wife loves getting those kids.

I guess things have changed. When I was in school they pretty much put them all in the same classroom.

Changed a lot. It takes an act of God to get a kid out of "regular classes". As has been pointed out in this thread, mommy and daddy tend to want to sue the school for pointing out that their kid has a learning disability or other issue. What they don't realize is, they're doing their child harm by leaving them in classes with teachers who are unqualified (in a lot of instances) to deal with their kid. It's really sad.

School shooting in Connecticut!!!!!!!

He continued: "I don't agree that conservatives and libertarians should view government legislation, especially at the federal level, as the solution to violence. Real change can happen only when we commit ourselves to rebuilding civil society in America, meaning a society based on family, religion, civic and social institutions, and peaceful cooperation through markets."

School shooting in Connecticut!!!!!!!

I realize its a private school. So again, it's fine for the private schools to provide adequate security but not the public ones?

The guns are fine for these politicians to have around them to protect themselves and their families but us common folk can't be trusted to with them to defend our families because of the crazies and the criminals. Funny thing is you won't find a greater collection of crazy and criminal than you will in the government.

It might seem hypocritical if you can't tell the difference between a private school in the most important power-base in the world and general public schools all over the nation.

Come one Mallen. You are smarter than this.
The rich and powerful want to enjoy the protection provided by legal private gun ownership and at the same time they want to make it harder for the common person to legally protect themselves with a gun. If you cant see the hypocrisy there you are simply trying not to.

Come one Mallen. You are smarter than this.
The rich and powerful want to enjoy the protection provided by legal private gun ownership and at the same time they want to make it harder for the common person to legally protect themselves with a gun. If you cant see the hypocrisy there you are simply trying not to.

You have a retarded view of government if you think Pelosi grandstanding is the same thing as the government acting upon your right to bear arms.

I've not seen ONE meaningful restriction on your ability to own a handgun proferred by ANYONE. Not one. Hell, even the worst out of all of them, Ms. Nancy, isn't asking to take away handguns!!!! And newsflash- if it's going to be illegal for private citizens to have certain kinds of guns in the future, private security firms can't have them either. If they're given an exception, we can all hire a private security firm WHENEVER WE WANT. You can send your kids to super-security private schools right now, if you wish. There's no functional difference b/n them and us except they're rich and powerful, and we're not.

You idiots just like running around with your hair on fire over the smallest perceived slight.

You have a retarded view of government if you think Pelosi grandstanding is the same thing as the government acting upon your right to bear arms.

I've not seen ONE meaningful restriction on your ability to own a handgun proferred by ANYONE. Not one. Hell, even the worst out of all of them, Ms. Nancy, isn't asking to take away handguns!!!! And newsflash- if it's going to be illegal for private citizens to have certain kinds of guns in the future, private security firms can't have them either. If they're given an exception, we can all hire a private security firm WHENEVER WE WANT. You can send your kids to super-security private schools right now, if you wish. There's no functional difference b/n them and us except they're rich and powerful, and we're not.

You idiots just like running around with your hair on fire over the smallest perceived slight.

So the Democrats/Liberals dont actually want anything different regarding guns than the Republicans/Conservatives/Libertarians/Independents/Average people who they are demonizing want?

So the Democrats/Liberals dont actually want anything different regarding guns than the Republicans/Conservatives/Libertarians/Independents/Average people who they are demonizing want?

If you think the "two sides" are differing all that much, you're kidding yourself. Despite the NRA's tonedeaf and idiotic statement, the right isn't exactly championing guns right now that I've seen anywhere.

But that's besides the point. My point is that there's a significant difference b/n the two concepts that it's hardly hypocritical, and even if it is to some degree, CERTAINLY not to a large enough degree for y'all to get your panties in a wad..

If you think the "two sides" are differing all that much, you're kidding yourself. Despite the NRA's tonedeaf and idiotic statement, the right isn't exactly championing guns right now that I've seen anywhere.

But that's besides the point. My point is that there's a significant difference b/n the two concepts that it's hardly hypocritical, and even if it is to some degree, CERTAINLY not to a large enough degree for y'all to get your panties in a wad..

Alright then. I havent seen any indication that the Right's stance has changed at all (or anyone else's for that matter).
I still contend that it is hypocritical to rail against gun ownership while enjoying it yourself.

School shooting in Connecticut!!!!!!!

Both institutions are schools so the difference isn't as significant as you'd like it to be.

Are you all worried about the cost or the fact that a public school would have an armed guard?

Help me see the difference.

I'm for armed security in school, but I'm not so blind to see the point mallen is making.

I think there is a HUGE difference between a private institution providing its own security at the request/need of the tuition payers versus the government mandating it against the will of a parent to make that choice.

First report I heard on the shooting about weapons used was he had pistols and they found a bushmaster AR is the trunk of the car. Then I heard he killed most of them with an AR (medical examiner said the wounds were from an AR) NOW I hear that they found 2 more pistols and in fact the AR was in the trunk. Anybody know the validity of this? This seems more and more like a political agenda massacre now. Strange shit going on.

$100 million lawsuit at the state of Connecticut because the secretary turned the intercom on.

I think I would just be happy my child survived.

There was a story right after the shooting about people scamming the public into sending money to a fund in the name of the victims. I am trying to figure out why the victims families are receiving money. Money would be the last thing on my mind if my child had just been killed.

I'm for armed security in school, but I'm not so blind to see the point mallen is making.

I think there is a HUGE difference between a private institution providing its own security at the request/need of the tuition payers versus the government mandating it against the will of a parent to make that choice.

I'm not interested in looking at but am curious to know what these idiots are doing.

You name it. The shooting was done by the government. It was a false flag. No one actually saw the kid shoot anyone. Who was it they let go? Who was walking in the woods? The people you saw were actors and fake parents. Dead kids supposedly showing up. The medical examiner was fake. Links between this and the Colorado shootings. The usual JFK/911/Moon Landing/OKC Bombing gang. I guess I've grown to expect it but I didn't expect it here.

School shooting in Connecticut!!!!!!!

You name it. The shooting was done by the government. It was a false flag. No one actually saw the kid shoot anyone. Who was it they let go? Who was walking in the woods? The people you saw were actors and fake parents. Dead kids supposedly showing up. The medical examiner was fake. Links between this and the Colorado shootings. The usual JFK/911/Moon Landing/OKC Bombing gang. I guess I've grown to expect it but I didn't expect it here.